The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-09
EIGHT O'CLOCK p. N

The Senate resumed its session.
The President in the chair.
A quorum present.
The Reading Clerk was excused on account Of |
sickness.
Senate bill No. IS was ordered engrossed
Senate bill No A was read second time
Mr. Mallory moved the adoption OF the substi- |
ute for the bill agreed TO- and the bill passed.
Mr. Mallory by consent introduced Senate bill |
No. 312, in pursuance of section 5, article g. of
the Constitution Of this State, TO exclude from
office and from the right of suffrage persons con
victed OF certain offences;
Was read the first time, amended and passed
Mr.. Williams, Chairman IF the Committee on
Engrossed Bills, reported Senate bl No 260
correctly engrossed.
Mr.. Delano moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was adopted To Senate
bill No. Sc agreed Ia.
Mr. Mallory called up Senate bill No. -
read second time, amended and ordered en-
crossed
Mr.. Judge called up House bill No. a5;, which
was passed
Mr. Miller called up Senate bill No sol, read
second time, amended and ordered engrosseJ
Mr. Orman called up Senate bill No zoe in
definitely postponed.
MIR. Delano in the chair
Mr.. Stockton called up Senate bill No. 260;
which was passed
Mr.. Walker. Jr, called up House bill No. 1893;
WnlCn WAS passed.
Mr. Williams, Chairman Of the Committee on
Engrossed Bills, reported Senate bill 3O1 cor
rectly engrOssed.
Mr. Stevens called up Senate bill No. 30;
which was passed.
Mr. Martin, called up Senate bill No. 224;
which was passed,
Mr. Williams offered the following resolution
Resoced That the call of special bills by districts
be continued on Monday night; agreed to-
Mr.. Bryan moved to reconsider the vote by
which Senate joint resolution, proposing amend
ments to section l of Article XlX was lost
agreed to.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Bryan, the resolution
was put upon the table subject to call.
On motion of Mr.. McMurray, the Senate ad
journed to Monday morning at O'Clock.
CONTRIBUTIONS
~ N. Hale to be Collector Of Revenue for
Bradford county.
James F. Mcclellan, to be Judge of the Circuit
Court Of the First Judicial Circuit Of the Stale OF
Florida
Jesse J. Finley, to be Judge of the Circuit
Court OF the Fifth Judicial Circun OF the State
OF Florida.
SATURDAY, May 90, 1887.
The Speaker in the chair
A quorum present
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Fillingim, of Escam-
bia.
On motion of Mr. Waring, Mr.. Haven was
excused until Monday.
Mr. McKinnon offered the following memorial:
The People Of tie State of Florida, represented
in Senate and the House Of Representatives. do re-
guest as folLo,cs: That our Senators and Repre-
seniatives in Congress be and are hereby re-
quested to their endeavors to have mail
route established from DeFuniak Springs in
Walton county, Florida to Boggy Bayou, via
Alaqua, in Walton county, Florida, distance Of
forty-ive miles.
The Secretary of State is hereby instructed to
furnish copies of this memorial to each of our
Representatives in Congress.
Mr.. Hicks, Chairman of the Committee on
Claims, reported favoraby on House bill No.
| 267, and Senate bill No. 80.
| Mr.. Lamar, Chairman of the Committee on
| Appropriations, reported tavorably on the &C
counts of Special Committees sent to visit Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, the Convict Camp, the Ag-
ricultural College and East Florida Seminary
and the Insane Asylum and the account OF G.
A. Choate, Assistant Clerk.
Mr.. johnson, Chairman Of the Committee on
City and County Organizations, reported favOra
bly, on Honse bills Nos. 261 and 316, and
ported title to House bill No. 224, to establish a
new county out of portions Of Alachua aud
Levy, 10 be called Seminole county.
Mr.. Rourke, Chairman of the Committee on
Engrossed Bills, reported House bill No. 292
and House committee bill No. l correctly en-
crossed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The House Of Representatives resumed con-
sideration of House bill No. 312 and concluded
the third reading of the bill, and it was passed
Mr.. Daniel moved that the House consider
messages from the Senate; agreed to-
House bill No. 172 was read and Senate
amendments concurred in.
House bill No. 245 was read and Senate
amendments concurred in.
House bill No. 1876 was read and Senate
| amendment concurred in.
Mr. Tippin moved that all bills introduced to-
| day be read by their titles only and referred
| agreed to unanimously.
ferred.
Senate memorial, asking for the establishment
| Of mail route from Mariana TO ST. Andrews
| Bay, was passed.
Senate memorial asking for an appropriation
by Congress TO make navgable the river Styx.
| was passed.
Senate memorial asking for mail route from
| Bristol to Alligator was; referred.
! Senate bill No. 95 was referred
| Senate bill No. 1853 was taken up
| Mr. Spear moved that the House recede from
| its amendment not concurred in by the Senate :.
unanimously agreed to.
| A message from the Senate announced That
| the Senate has considered the House amend
ment to Senate bill No. 1873, and refuse to agree
to said amendment, and respectfully request the
House OF Representatives 10 recede therefrOm
Also, that Senate has passed Senate bills Nos.
81, 27S, 266, 80 and 238 also, House bills Nos.
1885, ia and SO also that the Senate has passed
Senate Joint Resolution, fixing the time of adj
iournment of this Legislature.
The following message was received from the
| Governor:
l am constrained TO return without my ap-
prevail the accompanying House bill, entitled
An act to regulate The traffic in upland seed
cotton in the county of Gadsden
1t is clear that this bill contempaes special
and local license tax for Gadsden county. and is
in that respect repugnant to section 90, of ali
| Gle 3, of the Constitution.
II Is equally clear to my mind that the bill
antagonizes the great principle Of uniformity in
taxation and disregards the constitutional de.
| mand therefor.
The veto of the Governor was sustained and
| the bill did not pass.
Mr.. Strom, Chairman of the Committee on
Agriculture, reported favorably House bill No.
| $685.